Temptations Chapter 2, a naruto fanfic

Temptations

Author's Notes: Yeah it's me again! Only this time armed with a new upcoming story with chapters instead of my recent Naruto one-shot. I had recently been reading a lot of vampire stories so my mind conjured up this idea. And since I noticed quite a lot of stories about Sasuke being a vampire and all, I thought this anime would be the perfect candidate for my new story. So I hope you all enjoy!

Most importantly, this is all in Sasuke's point of view.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the anime. I own nothing but the story line.

Summary: Every vampire has its own special mate in which they can only love. It is fate that chooses their bride. Everyone found theirs, everyone except Sasuke. Although he had plenty of female company, nothing stirred within him. So on the day when he is called in to find his "Bride", he gets a little unlucky. Because you see every vampire gets a vampire Bride. But in Sasuke's case he gets a human Bride, a pink hair ninja who is scared out of her wits. But after their marriage, things start to unravel to a thousand year prophecy that could end the vampire clan completely.

.:Chapter 2:.

The Sweet Taste of Power

I woke up with too much energy. I snapped up in my bed, realizing I was fully dressed and completely alone in my bed. I was still wearing my clothes from my ceremony and I looked wildly around for Sakura.

In the distance I could hear soft sniffles. I quickly scrambled off my bed and in the darkness I could make out Sakura.

"Sakura?" I asked softly.

Her eyes were no longer the wild dark red color but instead a dim dull green, sparkling with tears. She looked at me and cried a little harder. She shuffled closer to the wall and shifted her arms. The chains that held her to the bar made noise and she turned to look away from me.

I walked closer to her and pressed closer to the wall.

"Sakura?" I reached out to touch her.

"Stay away from me!" She screamed looking away. When she turned her neck I could see her neck had been heavily bandaged. I felt a pang of guilt. My eyes traveled down to the rest of her body. She was still dressed in her ceremony gown, now stained completely with dry blood. I also noticed that her ankles were bounded in shackles as well. Anger coursed through me. Who dare treated my bride like this?!

"Am I a monster now?" She whispered.

"No." I answered simply. I needed to get away from her. I went into the bathroom and changed quickly. Avoiding her gaze, I walked out the door.

I didn't expect to see Kakashi. In fact he was the last person I wanted to see. He smirked at me through the mask that covered half of his face.

"You must've not have seen yourself in the mirror."

I scowled. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"See for yourself."

I walked down the hall a little with Kakashi trailing behind me. There was a mirror a few feet away and I suddenly stopped when I stood in front of it.

Red eyes. Red eyes with three dark circles around the pupil. Without needing me asking, Kakashi started to explain.

"It's called the Shargian. When members of your family are mated, they receive this. It's a rare sort of power that allows you to copy other people's powers and such. Other forms of power in your family is a mark on your neck. You're lucky. You can go between your regular eyes and your Shargian after a while." He told me. Over my shoulder, he continued to stare at me. "I told you, human brides give their mates more power than anything else."

"Speaking of which, why is my Bride chained up in my room?" I hissed.

"She's human. And her being a ninja doesn't help. If she gets out of those chains, she'll run and maybe kill a couple one of us." He was so damn calm I wanted to just turn around and hit him a good couple of times. But before I spun around, he had already started to walk away.

"What happened to her last night?!" I shouted to his back. He stopped in his tracks and turned around. I could still see a smirk through his mask.

"Your power came from her. When the ceremony was over, the power was being passed through her before it takes you."

"Why was she in so much pain?"

"She's not a vampire. She's human, it's a painful process." As he walked away, he also told me to: "Take care of her."

Suddenly I didn't feel like seeing any of my friends. I sighed and started to head back to my room. How does a vampire take care of a human?

Before I went to my room, I went downstairs to grab a bottle of blood. Maybe she'll want this.

As I made my way back to my room, my mind wandered back to my eyes. I wonder what other powers came along with my Sharigan eyes. But before I thought too much about it, my mind wandered back to my Bride. More specifically how her blood tasted last night.

It had been the purest thing I've ever had. Must mean she's a virgin, I thought smirking. It was sweet as if someone had drizzled honey into it. I gritted my teeth and popped the bottle open. I took a large swig of the blood. I felt bad enough for having broken my promise last night but I can't come in there and break it again. I don't think I could stop myself if my lips were at her neck.

I set the bottle on the ground in front of her. She stared at me questioningly. I grabbed a chair and sat down in front of her. It felt weird, having her on the floor.

"What is it?" She asked warily.

"Blood." I answered. Her nose crinkled in disgust and she turned her head away. She shuffled back closer to the wall.

"No thank you."

I growled. "Then what the hell do you humans eat? You need to eat."

It was true. I was concerned for her. She's an annoying human but she is my Bride. The least I could do for her is take care of her. I doubt we'll be in love. My dreams of her had all faded away. And she was afraid of me. There's no love in someone who's too afraid to even come close to their mate. Besides I had taken a lot of blood for her to be doing much without some food.

"You're a vampire. My welfare wouldn't be a concern for you."

I grabbed her shoulders and forced her to look at me. There was fear in her eyes but I ignored the pang of guilt I felt thudding in me. I glared at her harshly.

"I told you last night, you are mine now."

The fear vanished and she glared at me. All I could see in her emerald pools was anger.

"I belong to no one!" She whispered harshly. She jerked out of my grasp but I grabbed her back.

"That ceremony last night made you my Bride! As long as you are alive, I will continue to have my power. If I don't take care of you I can't extract my revenge!" I screamed at her. Suddenly her legs slid from beneath her and kicked at my shins. I fell over in my chair.

"So I'm just a damn tool for you! Just some power source?! Then kindly do me a favor and suck all of my blood to kill me!" In her harsh words I could hear the distant traces of sadness.

I picked myself off the ground and she had turned her head away from me. Through the spaces between the strands of her hair, crystal tears flowed down her cheeks.

I decided to say nothing. I picked up the bottle of blood and drank all of it. I threw it angrily against the wall where it shattered. She whimpered and I made my exit.

"Get some real food for my Bride." I hissed to a maid that had been walking.

I needed to take out my anger. Never had a female rejected my care. Never had a female reject me and hurt me as much as her.

And for bloody hell, she's my Bride. They're supposed to love you unconditionally and take care of you and all that. But then again, she's human. Our binding is much different compared to the others. I do not love her and she does not love me. I laughed bitterly on the inside.

This binding is hell.

.:A Week Later:.

It was the same for seven days. I woke up and cast a long glance at Sakura. She would already be awake. And as the days passed she grew more and more withdrawn. She no longer cried or shuddered in fear or even bring her closer to the wall in a blind attempt to be protected.

The dress became more and more dirty as she had not changed since the ceremony. She stopped fidgeting and so she grew as stiff as the walls around her. The chains stayed where they were and she looked at me warily as I walked in and out of the room.

She had barely eaten considering half the time she need me there to feed her. But she refused most of the bites because her pride didn't allow her to be fed like a baby. And so she lost more and more weight. But each and every day when I woke up I still thought she was beautiful from the first time she entered my dreams and when I first saw her.

Finally Kakashi sent the guards into my room to unchain her. I stood behind them and watched silently as they unlocked all the chains and took them away. However Sakura did not move. She simply stayed where she was, kneeling on the ground.

When the guards had left, I walked up to her. I pulled her up effortlessly and stood her in front of me. She wobbled a little, having not been on her feet in a week. She looked up at me with empty eyes and suddenly I missed all the angry glares she used to give me each day. My fingers stroked the skin of her arms in an attempt to comfort her in some way.

"Would you like to take a bath?" I asked her softly. She simply nodded and I lead her to the bathroom. I closed the door and waited on my bed patiently for her. I wasn't good with relationships. I mean vampires dated and everything to prepare for their binding with their Brides.

But all I ever had been one night flings. I didn't know what to do or what to say, I didn't even know where to start. I sighed and looked at the door where the bathroom was, waiting for her to come out.

Sakura came out later, newly refreshed and dressed in a short black dress the maids had prepared for her. Black somehow didn't suit her but that's all there was to wear. I stood up and came to meet her. She cast another warily look at me.

The bandage at her neck had been taken off and in the dim lighting from the candles I could make out the scar that had formed. My fingers reached up and stroked the tender flesh. I drew her into my arms and rested my cheek at the crown of her bright pink hair. Her arms remained limp at her sides but she pressed her face into my chest.

"May we take a walk, Sasuke?" She asked quietly.

I thought about this for a moment but decided that if it made her happy, we should. I nodded and pulled away. I hooked her arm around mines.

"Stay close to me okay? If you stray too far from me the others will take you as their meal."

"Why?"

"Because you are still human."

She nodded and hooked her fingers around my biceps. It felt strangely nice to have her do so. Normally with other women it had seemed to me it was clingy. But I didn't complain when Sakura did that. In fact she even pressed her side closer to me. I smiled a little.

"Can we walk outside?" She asked me, looking up at my face.

"Whatever you want." I replied and lead her down several halls.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" Sakura whispered, looking up at me with those damn big emerald eyes.

I honestly didn't even know why I was being so nice to her. Maybe it was because I felt so guilty for taking her blood or maybe it was because I felt sorry for her and how she's been treated. Whatever it was, I wanted to indulge in her every whim just to make her happy.

I shrugged and didn't reply. We turned right at the Grand Hall and walked silently down the stairs together. I thought about taking her to the Rose Garden where she could meet the other Vampires.

"I'm taking you to the Rose Garden." I told her suddenly. "I want you to meet my friends."

I didn't have to mention that those friends were other vampires but she got the idea. She stiffened and her fingers at my bicep pressed down slightly harder but she said nothing. She only simply nodded and kept her gaze forward.

In the distance we could see the dim figures of Naruto, Hinata, Neji, Ten-Ten, Ino, and Shikamaru. As we got closer I could sense some tension in the air. I looked into the faces of my comrades only to see a tight face. In their eyes I could sense hunger, confusion, and anger.

"She's human." Ten-Ten snarled. Ten-Ten and I were best friends, the only female I have never touched in an intimate way. She glared at Sakura and I half expected Sakura to cower but all she did was glare back. Frustrated, Ten-Ten bared her fangs.

"You must've been desperate, Sasuke." Neji remarked with a smirk. He gave a once over of my Bride and anger boiled deep within me. "She has very strong charka." He muttered and that sent a surge of pride through me.

I didn't see it coming.

Before I could turn around to see the faces of my other comrades, a blur of long blonde hair flashed before me. It lunged at Sakura and a scream ripped through the air.

It was Ino, hissing full of hunger for my Sakura's blood.

Ino's arms tried to pin her down but Sakura kept fighting back and suddenly she did something I didn't expect. Sakura raised her arm upwards and sent a heavy punch deep within Ino's gut. Ino flew out and hit the wall behind us.

How the hell did a human do that?!

Before I could think of anything else, Sakura had bolted. Her pink hair flowing behind her and she ran as fast as her legs could carry her. I growled and glared at both Ino and Shikamaru and went to chase after my Bride.

It was a hard chase. I could sense the charka that was at her feet that aided in her speedy run. Her charka control was extraordinary and that's what made it so hard. And suddenly she fell and I heard a horrible crack as she landed on the forest ground. I rushed to her immediately and hoisted her up.

She screamed in anguish and I was dimly aware of our ceremony only a week ago and how it ended. I wrapped my arms around her and hoisted her close to me. She whimpered and buried her face in my chest.

My eyes traveled down and rested on her ankle. She had broken it. Before I could hoist her up and carry her back to the castle, she sat up and reached towards it. I watched in amazement as charka flowed out of her hands and wrapped around her ankle.

She was a healer. And after she laid back into my arms, tired. It was probably a bad idea considering she hasn't been eating that much and the amount of blood I had taken from her on the night of our ceremony hasn't been recovered yet. Using her charka as much as she had today was a bad idea and I'm surprised that she hasn't even fainted yet.

I lifted her up in my arms easily, inwardly cringing at the amount of weight she must've lost, and headed back to the Rose Garden. I'm sure that my comrades had left which was good considering I wanted to spend some more alone time with Sakura.

I winced at the thought. It had been a horrible idea to let Sakura anywhere near other vampires.

"I'm sorry." I whispered and she looked up at me. I leaned in and kissed her forehead tenderly but said nothing else. I continued to walk steadily with her in my arms back to the garden.

"You know I can on my own right?" She asked with a small smile. Was she teasing me?

"No, I didn't." I smirked. "I didn't think such a fragile flower could possible stand on her own."

She laughed and I basked in the beauty of it. It sounded like bells and it was a warm blanket that wrapped around me.

Sakura relaxed and sunk deeper into my arms and warmth. She rested her head against my shoulder, her hair tickling my neck. And that's when I understood.

Sakura trusted me. Even if it was just a little, I would treasure her trust. I never wanted to lose any of her faith in me.

.:End Chapter:.

Author's Notes: Okay this was sort of such a random chapter but I wanted to show you some relationship growth. Next chapter will be better I promise but I still expect everyone to review!

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